diff --git a/src/plugins/qmldesigner/components/integration/designdocument.cpp b/src/plugins/qmldesigner/components/integration/designdocument.cpp
index a96ff8999b6..737cabc1fce 100644
--- a/src/plugins/qmldesigner/components/integration/designdocument.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/qmldesigner/components/integration/designdocument.cpp
@@ -244,8 +244,6 @@ void DesignDocument::loadDocument(QPlainTextEdit *edit)
 
     updateFileName(QString(), fileName());
 
-    m_subComponentManager->update(QUrl::fromLocalFile(fileName()), currentModel()->imports());
-
     m_documentLoaded = true;
 }